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Overview of Region 16’s AVATAR Project 2013-14

Overview of Region 16’s AVATAR Project 2013-14. AVATAR Statewide Coordinator/Facilitator Meeting Austin, TX June 6, 2014. The Texas Panhandle P-16 Council. MEMBERS --55 of the panhandle’s independent school districts

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Overview of Region 16’s AVATAR Project 2013-14

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  1. Overview of Region 16’sAVATAR Project2013-14 AVATAR Statewide Coordinator/Facilitator Meeting Austin, TX June 6, 2014

  2. The Texas Panhandle P-16 Council MEMBERS --55 of the panhandle’s independent school districts --West Texas A&M University, Amarillo College, Clarendon College, Frank Phillips College --Region 16 Education Service Center --Panhandle Twenty/20 --Representatives from early childhood education and from the business community

  3. Region 16’s Math Vertical Alignment Team (AVATAR) --Six Higher Education Math Instructors (4 actively participating) --Eight High School Math Teachers (3 actively participating) --ESC Instructional Services Director --P-16 Specialist

  4. Future Plans for Math Journal The Not-As-Good News Number of actively participating team members has dropped The Good News Actively participating team members are committed to continue the project

  5. Evolution of Math Journal The Good News Journals being used at one high school and one community college Some HS students who used journals in `13-14 will attend our 4-year IHE whose team members will survey for effectiveness The Not-As-Good News Few of the HS students feed into the CC

  6. Evolution of Math Journal The Good News Trials: May & June`13 Rolled-out drafts end of Fall `13 semester and beginning of Spring `14 semester The Not-As-Good News A previously active HS team member decided not to attempt the journal

  7. Evolution of Math Journal The Good News Had six productive meetings with team members, with another scheduled for June The Not-As-Good News Four of the six meetings were one-on-one, so few opportunities to share info and build upon best practices

  8. Future Plans for Math Journal The Good News Journals will be used at beginning of Fall `14 semester Survey `14-15 college students RE effectiveness of their `13-14 HS journals Continued revisions of journals to meet student needs

  9. Future Plans for Math Journal The Good News Sharing products and experiences with regional teachers: July 10 R16 ESC Math Conference July 29 R16 ESC Instructional Strategies Conference

  10. This is your Happy Year being almost over present from me. For some of you, it is my graduation present to you. For some of you, it is my, congratulations, you made it through my class present. For all of you, I hope this is something that you hold on to and use as you continue to be educated individuals - however that looks. Tape the envelope on the inside cover of the spiral on 3 sides. Leave the top open.

  11. Table of Contents Topic Page # 1. Fractions 2. Exponents 3. Integers 4. Absolute Value 5. Rectangular Coordinate System (x, y) 6. Linear functions 7. Functions 8. Factoring

  12. Table of Contents Topic Page # 9. Quadratic Functions 10. Parent Functions 11. Polynomial Operations 12. Systems of Linear Equations 13. Solving Polynomial Equations

  13. Fractions - Must have common denominators to add or subtract

  14. - Do not have to have common denominators to multiply

  15. - Dividing fractions Take the reciprocal of the second fraction, change the operation to multiply

  16. The Texas Panhandle P-16 Council INITIATIVES & RESOURCES --P-16 Website --P16 Newsletter to teachers --Collaborating with our region’s IHEs to provide developmental education data to districts

  17. The Texas Panhandle P-16 Council INITIATIVES --Assist ISDs and IHEs as they implement curricular requirements of HB 5, with emphasis on development of MOU

  18. The Texas Panhandle P-16 Council www.panhandlep-16.net Robin Adkins robin.adkins@esc16.net (806) 677-5077

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